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      <td align="center"><font color="green" size="2"><b>I am Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig,</b><br>
Namesake of a Goddess, powerful and true,<br>
Christened for the river where emerald Eire draws its life.<br>
Sometimes I am remembered of as Gala, the Half-Dane,<br>
Whose name means &quot;Lovely voice&quot;.<br>
(or to "crow", depending on who you ask :)<br>
I come from across the sea to feast with the people of my Mother's line,<br>
Grandmother's Grandmother's kin,<br>
And the kin of my choosing.<br>
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Once lauded Skald of the North,<br>
Söngvari... Many are the songs I sing.<br>
Strong, clear the tones of gentle supplication.<br>
Surely the birds are silent and heaven weeps to hear.<br>
Melodious the notes I play.<br>
Stirring poems I write.<br>
Deftly I pluck the heartstrings of joy and sorrow till all is spent.<br>
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Beauty trapped in paint and stone, forever frozen,<br>
Unlocked by my hands.<br>
Music, Art, the lifeblood surging.<br>
They are marrow of my bones.<br>
<br>
My frame looms large, if only to house the heart within.<br>
Eyes changeable, flashing green, crystal blue, wintry grey.<br>
See my soul in their myriad hues.<br>
Gratefully I learn.<br>
Passionately I create.<br>
Quietly I serve.<br>
Faithfully I love.<br>

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Sionann in Ui Fhlaithbheartaig (shee-OH-nan Knee LAY-ver-tee... or Shannon o'Flaherty for the Gaelically impaired)<br>
AKA: [[Sigridis "Gala" Eriksdottir]] <br>
Formerly of [[Ramsgaard]] & [[Lions Gate]], currently residing in the [[Shire]] of [[Lionsdale]].<br>
MKA: Sheila Louise Wright<br>
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== '''Websites''' ==
'''I have an SCA Website where you can see some of my charter painting, music, and other projects at:<br>''' http://songstress1973.wix.com/songstressgallery <br>
'''You can check out some Celtic and Scandinavian Folk Ballads on my YouTube channel at:<br>''' https://www.youtube.com/user/songstress73<br><br>
'''And here's some of my words...'''(not necessarily SCA related): [http://allpoetry.com/songstress POETRY]

== '''History''' ==
- First event, Butterfly Ball... followed closely by [[Clinton War]], 1997<br>
- Made "Dough" in 1997 and then a full-fledged "Tart" in the [[Pure Wenching Tarts Society]] ([[PWTS]]), 1998<br>
- Bardic Defender of [[Lions Gate]], 2005-2006<br>
- [[Apprentice]] to [[Mistress]] [[Seiglynda Thyrisdotter of Elphinstone]], 2005<br>
- Member of [[Holly House]], 2005<br>
- Bardic Champion of [[Tir Righ]] / Skald of the North - April 2008- May 2009<br>
- [[Apprentice]] to Mistress [[Alisaundre ni Feidhlimidh dal gCais]], 2011<br>
- Bardic Champion of [[Lionsdale]], 2012<br>
- Made a member of [[Clan MacAndrew]], Baroness' Tourney, 2014.<br>
- Put on Vigil by TMs [[Styrkarr Jarlsskald]] and [[Dagrun Stjarna]] at An Tir 12th Night Coronation 2015.<br>
- '''Elevated to the [[Order of the Laurel]]''' at July Coronation 2015 by TMs [[Savaric de Porte des Lions]] and [[Dalla]] Hjalbaadsdottir.
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- Protogee to Baron Master [[Uilliam MacAndrew]]<br><br>



== '''Current Apprentii & Students''' ==

Hlaford (Lord) [[Wulfstan Hrafnsson]] - Apprentice<br>
Her Ladyship [[Eleanor Odlowe]] - Apprentice <br>
Lord Brynteach MacQuarrie - Student <br><br>

== '''Interests''' ==

'''[[Bardic]]''' <br>
Early period [[Norse]] (yeah, good luck) and Celtic music and Elizabethan/Renaissance (and early Baroque) vocal music.<br>
My latest obsession is "kulning"... Swedish "cow calling" and shepherding songs... and Saami "yoiking"... Yeah I'm just THAT weird.<br>
Playing Anglo Saxon Lyre and Anglo-Saxon Harpe, Bodhran, pennywhistle, alto & soprano recorder, flute, percussion, guitar (still learning)...<br>
I was gifted, by Their Highnesses of Tir Righ, with a Rebec (made by HL [[Aleyn Wyckington]]) and so I am now attempting to learn to play it :)<br>
I was also gifted with an Irish Harp by Mistress [[Seiglynda of Elphinstone]], thus I am attemping to learn that too.<br>
I am a member of the [[Bards of An Tir]] and the [[An Tir Players]] and LOVE acting, drama, writing music, poetry and short stories...<br>
(outside of the SCA I also play bass guitar, piano, flute and various percussion... and am STILL learning to play guitar... damn these small hands :)<br><br>
'''[[Arts and Sciences|A&S]]'''<br>
Naalbinding (EEEYARGH!!!), crocheting (yeah I know it isn't exactly period but I don't care...), card weaving, embroidery, Hand sewing, Painting, sculpting, ceramics (specifically hand building... I dislike wheel-throwing...), researching various topics and writing stupid long essays because that's the kind of GEEK I am :)<br><br>
'''Other'''<br>
Archery (on occasion), laughing with friends over dinner and wine and song, feasting, sitting gate, helping out in the kitchen and serving at feasts, cooking and feeding/watering people, organizing events/autocratting... <br><br>

== Known Accomplices ==
* [[An Tir Plaiers]] aka [[An Tir Players]]
* [[Anna Georgsdottir]]
* [[Aine inghean ui Chonchobhair]] & Miss Rachel and Matilda-Bug and Lucy-dog
* [[Hraði inn Rakki]]
* [[Laric Godwin]]
* [[Gemma Delaroche]]
* [[Steinn Vikingsson]]
* [[Alisaundre ni Feidhlimidh dal gCais]]
* [[Leith Amhranai dal gCais]]
* [[Clan MacAndrew]]
* [[Uilliam MacAndrew]] aka: [[Uilliam mac Fearchair mhic Gille Aindrias]]
* [[Caitrina inghean Aindriasa]]
* [[Eleanor Odlowe]] and Tali
* [[Wulfstan Hrafnsson]]
* [[Elspeth Selwode of Wilton]] aka: [[Elspeth Sèalwudu]]
* [[Chiara Fiamma]]
* [[Olen Medvedevich Ovanov]]
* [[Natal'ia Volkovicha]]
* [[Caoimhe ingen Domnaille]]
* [[Ulf Bloodfoot Fallgrson]]
* [[Safiye Konstantiniyye]] (aka: Safiye Hatun)
* [[Thora Golvik of Al in Hallingdal]] 
* [[Einar Guntharson]] (AKA: Oak) 
* [[Bernadette Ebhilín Árd]]
* [[Brynteach MacQuarrie]]
* [[Jason Silvertongue]]


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